Households in Harmony earn more than those in 89% of U.S. towns
6% of workers have no commute at all; Wisconsin has 13%. Poverty touches 3.8% of residents (Wisconsin 10.6%). The two grades for Harmony are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Harmony apart
Harmony and Janesville trade workers both ways
Janesville is the top workplace for Harmony residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Harmony come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
46% of the jobs in Harmony are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Harmony
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harmony is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #83 of 362 in Wisconsin. Household income is its strongest input ($122,852, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harmony could be anywhere from A− to A+.
35% of working residents work in Janesville
Where Harmony clocks in
35% of workers
10% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Inside Harmony’s 793 jobs
793 jobs are based in Harmony.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony, 2013 → 2023: 716 → 793. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Harmony’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Harmony, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,221 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 777 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Harmony on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 25 minutes to work from Harmony
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmony workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,115 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Harmony works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Harmony, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harmony is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns, #235 of 362 in Wisconsin. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 4.8% across Wisconsin, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,186 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.2% of Harmony households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harmony’s commuters take a bus or train.
267th of 5,083: where Harmony ranks among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Sun Prairie WI | 2,291 | $127K | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 86 | Verona WI | 2,092 | $150K | 2.6% | 2.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 265 | Union Township OH | 2,005 | $108K | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| 266 | Deerfield WI | 2,619 | $91K | 3.9% | 0.4% | 7% | A |
| 267 | Harmony WI | 2,608 | $123K | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1% | A |
| 268 | Barton WI | 2,769 | $120K | 6.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| 269 | Gunter TX | 2,574 | $120K | 2.5% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Harmony, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
Next door is work for 35% of Harmony
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | – | A | C+ | 25 min | $122,852 |
| Janesville | 35% | B | A− | 22 min | $73,446 |
| Johnstown | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Milton | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $106,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Johnstown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Janesville. Darker towns draw more of Harmony’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Harmony: questions
What is the median household income in Harmony?
$122,852 (±$14,606) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmony?
3.8%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmony?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmony work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Janesville (35%, 4 mi), Madison (10%, 36 mi), Milton (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Harmony walkable?
Harmony is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harmony without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harmony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmony
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.